Telxon Corporation

Symbol Technologies, LLC

Mark A Criss

Paul A Cowan

Frank D Ciotti, Jr

Bindya R Patel

Phillip C Minor

Matthew R Hulthen

A wireless communication system includes a system backbone, a host computer coupled to the system backbone, at least one base station coupled to the system backbone, the at least one base station including a base station transceiver for communicating wirelessly with mobile devices within the system, and at least one mobile device having a mobile device transceiver for communicating wirelessly with the host computer on the system backbone via the at least one base station. A method of operation includes the steps determining whether a version of operating software stored in the at least one mobile device is a current version of the operating software, and wirelessly updating the operating software stored in the at least one mobile device if it is determined that the operating software stored in the at least one mobile device is not the current version.

Wireless software upgrades with version control

A wireless communication system includes a system backbone, a host computer coupled to the system backbone, at least one base station coupled to the system backbone, the at least one base station including a base station transceiver for communicating wirelessly with mobile devices within the system, and at least one mobile device having a mobile device transceiver for communicating wirelessly with the host computer on the system backbone via the at least one base station. The at least one mobile device includes a software update schedule table for providing one or more times at which the mobile device is to inquire and obtain available software upgrades. Entries in the software update schedule table may be made manually through a user input associate with the at least one mobile device or wirelessly through communications received from the host computer. In the event the mobile device is in a sleep mode during a scheduled time for conducting an inquiry as to whether any upgrades of operating software is available, a processor of the mobile device is configured to temporarily place the mobile device in a fully operation mode until a process of determining and obtaining any upgrades operating software is complete.

A network communication system and method with mobile communication unit ID allocation wherein a mobile communication unit may request that an identification code be assigned for starting a session with a host computer or other device coupled to a network and wherein the host computer or other device assigns the mobile communication unit with an available identification code if any are available.

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Mark A Criss